Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World Chapter 5 - Heaven Defying Cheat

Zhao Hai took several deep breaths to steady his nerves before retrieving the pest cane. A prompt immediately clarified its function: “Pest release tool, level one. Capable of generating harmful insects that consume crops. Usage limit: fifty times per day. Can be manifested and used outside the spatial realm.”

“Weed release tool, level one. Capable of generating weeds that compete with crops for nutrients. Usage limit: fifty times per day. Can be manifested and used outside the spatial realm.”

A smirk played on Zhao Hai’s lips as he set the two canes down. These were excellent tools, particularly for someone looking to play dirty.

Finding nothing else of interest in the hut, Zhao Hai exited the small structure and headed toward the barn. He suspected more treasures awaited him there; after all, he had yet to see the bags of seeds he had been promised.

The barn was reached quickly. It appeared quite ordinary—a modest thatched building with a simple wooden door, lacking any distinguishing features.

Upon touching the wooden door, a notification rang in his mind: “Barn, level one. Storage facility for goods with no limit on type or quantity. Items remain in their original state when retrieved. Accessible outside the spatial realm. Current inventory: six bags of hay seeds.”

Zhao Hai’s thoughts flickered to the hay seeds. The moment the idea crossed his mind, six small sacks labeled ‘Hay seed’ materialized before him.

Distracted for a moment, his confusion quickly turned to joy. He had been pondering how to operate the barn, never expecting it to respond to a mere thought. This was incredibly convenient.

He tried to push the barn door open, only to find it remained shut. It seemed the barn functioned more like a game prop than a physical room one could enter.

With a slight smile, Zhao Hai returned to the thatched hut and sat on the hay bed to organize his thoughts. He now possessed a spatial realm where land could be cultivated and water was available for drinking. Most importantly, he could accelerate crop growth by ten times, and with the special water, that speed increased tenfold again. By the Heavens, with such a place, starvation was no longer a concern.

The basket, shovel, bucket, and pesticides were all functional, as were the pest and weed tools—and all of them could be taken into the outside world. However, the barn was the true prize; owning it was like having a massive interspatial storage device, which thrilled him more than anything else.

Recalling Adam’s memories, he knew that storage artifacts existed in this world. While a space-type mage could craft them, such mages were exceptionally rare. Consequently, while these tools existed on the continent, they were held exclusively by the nobility; commoners almost never possessed them.

Furthermore, those traditional storage tools could not rival his barn. Most were quite small, with the largest being only a few hundred cubic meters—and those were hailed as divine artifacts. A storage space as vast as his barn was simply unheard of.

The most critical distinction was that Ark Continent storage tools could not house living things, whereas the spatial barn had no such restrictions and could hold an infinite variety of items.

Aside from the equipment, he possessed six bags of hay seeds and five hundred gold coins. Though the gold couldn't be taken outside yet, it could be spent in the spatial shop, which was sufficient for now.

Having reviewed the introduction to the space, Zhao Hai realized the mechanics mirrored the game he used to play. The fundamental settings were nearly identical. As his level increased, he would be able to unlock pastures and various other features.

His immediate priority was the ten plots of land and the eternal spring. He could use them to find a way to revitalize the black soil of his fief, but he needed to plant the ten fields first.

This thought brought a wry smile to his face. In his past life, he was a city-dwelling nerd who had never stepped foot on a farm. He likely couldn't tell the difference between soybeans, millet, barley, sesame, and rice. Being forced to farm so suddenly left him at a total loss of where to begin.

Zhao Hai sent the hay seeds back to the barn. He knew pasture seeds were useless to him until he unlocked the ranching feature. For now, he required food crops or cash crops.

Upon opening the shop interface, he saw images of various crops, each listed with its required level and price, perfectly mimicking a game UI.

He browsed the options and confirmed that the settings were indeed the same as the game. Being only level one, his choices were limited to hay, radishes, carrots, and bok choy. Everything else was locked.

When he attempted to select a level two seed, an ‘insufficient level’ warning popped up. This confirmed his theory that the space functioned exactly like the game.

With only four options available, Zhao Hai decisively chose radish seeds. A single bag cost one hundred and fifty gold and was enough to sow ten fields. Those ten fields would yield nearly eighty thousand catty of radishes, which could be sold back to the shop for five hundred gold.

Based on the economy of this world, five hundred gold coins were roughly equivalent to fifty thousand yuan on Earth. This meant one gold coin equaled 100 RMB, a silver coin was 10 RMB, and a copper coin was 0.1 RMB.

By that logic, radishes were profitable, though slightly less so than carrots or bok choy. However, Zhao Hai didn't choose them for the money, but for the experience points.

Back when he played the Farm Game, he had meticulously calculated the efficiency of every action—from tilling to harvesting. Surprisingly, the humble radish provided the most experience. Since his primary goal was to level up to unlock more land, and radishes still provided a decent profit, they were the most logical choice.

As a nerd who hated leaving the house, Zhao Hai had developed a habit of pre-calculating his tasks to ensure maximum efficiency. He always looked for the fastest way to finish chores or bundled them together so he wouldn't have to go out again for days.

This habit had shaped him into a very calculating person. He would analyze every situation to find the method that suited him best.

This situation was no different. After careful consideration, he settled on radishes because they offered the best experience gain; the slight loss in potential gold was a negligible sacrifice.

Zhao Hai purchased a bag of radish seeds immediately. Instead of appearing in his hands, they were sent to the barn. With a thought, a small, flat bag appeared before him. It looked almost empty, but the moment his fingers brushed the fabric, a prompt appeared: “Radish seed, one bag. Can be planted or taken outside. Sows ten fields.”

Zhao Hai let out a sigh of relief. It was lucky that one bag covered all ten fields; otherwise, he wouldn't have had enough money for more seeds. He couldn't help but think the system was a bit devious, giving him only six bags of hay seeds initially but forcing him to buy in sets of ten.

Closing the shop, he took the seeds and left the hut. However, he froze when he looked at the ten empty plots. He had the seeds, but he had no idea how to actually plant them. A shut-in like him had no agricultural knowledge; this was a serious problem.

Just as he was about to return the seeds to the barn in frustration, a bold idea struck him while looking at the bag in his hand.

Everything in this spatial realm seemed to revolve around his will. Even though seeds cost money, he was given starting funds just like a game. If this really was a game world, did he actually need to perform the labor himself?

With that thought, Zhao Hai focused on the idea of planting the radishes. Instantly, the seed bag flew from his hand. The shovel, which had been resting in the dirt, began to move on its own, digging small holes in the soil. The bag hovered over the holes, dropping a seed into each one. Simultaneously, the bucket rose into the air to water the seeds, while the shovel followed behind to cover them up. It was a perfectly synchronized operation, as if a team of invisible workers was handling everything with expert coordination, leaving Zhao Hai to simply watch.

Witnessing this, Zhao Hai burst into laughter. This space was incredible; he felt like a deity here. Whatever he envisioned, the realm executed. It was perfect.

Realizing the sowing would take some time and fearing that Green might worry if he went missing, Zhao Hai decided to leave. With a single thought, he was back in his room at the Iron Mountain castle. A glance out the window showed that the sun hadn't moved much, and it appeared no one had entered his room. This confirmed that his time in the space was brief, or perhaps time there flowed differently than in the outside world.

Zhao Hai wanted to shout with joy. With such a powerful, heaven-defying advantage, he could at least live as a wealthy, carefree landlord. As for avenging Adam, his first priority was ensuring his own comfort and survival.

He had to admit he wasn't particularly ambitious; he had the soul of a simple peasant. While the ideas of restoring the Buda clan and seeking revenge were exciting, the thought of the high nobility's power terrified him. The mighty Buda family had been ruined by a single word; for such people, crushing someone like Zhao Hai would be as easy as waving a hand.